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This page displays election information for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Elections
Pennsylvania state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years. Pennsylvania holds elections for its legislature in even years.
2026
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
2024
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was April 23, 2024. The filing deadline was February 13, 2024.
In the 2024 elections, Democrats won 102 seats and Republicans won 101 seats.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 102 | 101 | |
| Republican Party | 101 | 101 | |
| Vacancy | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 203 | 203 | |
2022
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was March 28, 2022.
In the 2022 elections, Democrats won 102 seats and Republicans won 101 seats. One seat was won by a Democratic representative who passed away prior to the election.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 88 | 101 | |
| Republican Party | 113 | 101 | |
| Vacancy | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 203 | 203 | |
2020
Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline was February 18, 2020.
In the 2020 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 109-93 to 113-90.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2020 | After November 4, 2020 | |
| Democratic Party | 93 | 90 | |
| Republican Party | 109 | 113 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 203 | 203 | |
2018
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2018. A closed primary election took place on May 15, 2018, and the general election was held on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was March 6, 2018.
In the 2018 elections, the Republican majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives was reduced from 120-79 to 110-93.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 79 | 93 | |
| Republican Party | 120 | 110 | |
| Vacancy | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 203 | 203 | |
2016
Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016. All 203 seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were up for election in 2016.
Heading into the election, Republicans held a 119-84 majority. Republicans gained two seats in the election, giving them a 121-82 majority.
| Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 84 | 82 | |
| Republican Party | 119 | 121 | |
| Total | 203 | 203 | |
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2014Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 111-91 majority with one vacancy. Republicans gained eight seats in the election, giving them a 119-84 majority.
2012Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2012. The primary election was held on April 24, 2012, and the general election was held on November 6, 2012. The candidate filing deadline was February 14, 2012. All 203 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Republicans held a 110-91 majority with two vacancies. Democrats regained two vacant seats in the election, giving Republicans a 110-93 majority.
During the 2012 election, the total value of contributions to the 410 House candidates was $33,351,949. The top 10 contributors were:[1]
The following table details the 10 districts with the smallest margin of victory in the November 6 general election.
2010Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2010. The primary election was held on May 18, 2010, and the general election was held on November 2, 2010. The candidate filing deadline was March 9, 2010. All 203 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 104-98 majority with one vacancy. Democrats lost 13 seats in the election, giving Republicans a 112-91 majority.
During the 2010 election, the total value of contributions to the 444 House candidates was $36,502,678. The top 10 contributors were:[2]
2008Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on April 22, 2008, and a general election on November 4, 2008. All 203 seats were up for election. During the 2008 election, the total contributions to House candidates amounted to $44,969,581. The top 10 contributors were:[3]
2006Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on May 16, 2006, and a general election on November 7, 2006. All 203 seats were up for election. During the 2006 election, the total value of contributions to the 531 House candidates was $50,730,125. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2004Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on April 27, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004. All 203 seats were up for election. During the 2004 election, the total value of contributions to the 391 House candidates was $32,641,151. The top 10 contributors were:[5]
2002Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on May 21, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002. All 203 seats were up for election. During the 2002 election, the total value of contributions to the 420 House candidates was $29,793,903. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
2000Elections for the office of Pennsylvania House of Representatives consisted of a primary election date on April 4, 2000, and a general election on November 7, 2000. All 203 seats were up for election. During the 2000 election, the total value of contributions to the 395 House candidates was $24,838,142. The top 10 contributors were:[7]
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Historical party control
Democrats won a 102-101 majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2022, gaining control of the chamber for the first time since 2008. In 2024, Democrats maintained a 102-101 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Pennsylvania House following every general election from 1992 to 2024. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives election results: 1992-2024
| Year | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | '18 | '20 | '22 | '24 |
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| Democrats | 105 | 101 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 93 | 102 | 104 | 91 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 93 | 92 | 102 | 102 |
| Republicans | 98 | 102 | 104 | 103 | 104 | 109 | 110 | 101 | 99 | 112 | 110 | 119 | 121 | 110 | 111 | 101 | 101 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Pennsylvania was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 1993
- Republican trifecta: 1995-2002, 2011-2014
- Divided government: 1992, 1994, 2003-2010, 2015-2023
Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2025
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | _ |
Footnotes
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2012 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2010 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2008 Campaign Contributions"
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2006 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2004 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2002 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 2, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Pennsylvania House of Representatives 2000 Campaign Contributions," accessed May 2, 2014
